aws command works in WSL, but not as one-liner from PowerShell
I'm using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on windows 10, and installed the Amazon AWS cli on it. When I start WSL (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe in PowerShell) and then aws it works fine. If I try to run it as a one-liner (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws) it doesn't find the aws command. I need it as a one-liner to be able to use it from a VS Code task.
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws
/bin/bash: aws: command not found
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe
pablo@DCA-WS01:/mnt/c/Users/pablo.DCA$ aws
usage: aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [<subcommand> ...] [parameters]
To see help text, you can run:
aws help
aws <command> help
aws <command> <subcommand> help
aws: error: too few arguments
A simple echo command does work:
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe echo Hi
Hi
And so does Python (which I used to install aws):
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe python
Python 2.7.15rc1 (default, Nov 12 2018, 14:31:15)
[GCC 7.3.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
Why does this happen? And how can I fix it, or what could I try to figure out what is going wrong?
command-line amazon-web-services windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Jan 14 at 14:15
PabloPablo
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I'm using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on windows 10, and installed the Amazon AWS cli on it. When I start WSL (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe in PowerShell) and then aws it works fine. If I try to run it as a one-liner (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws) it doesn't find the aws command. I need it as a one-liner to be able to use it from a VS Code task.
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws
/bin/bash: aws: command not found
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe
pablo@DCA-WS01:/mnt/c/Users/pablo.DCA$ aws
usage: aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [<subcommand> ...] [parameters]
To see help text, you can run:
aws help
aws <command> help
aws <command> <subcommand> help
aws: error: too few arguments
A simple echo command does work:
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe echo Hi
Hi
And so does Python (which I used to install aws):
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe python
Python 2.7.15rc1 (default, Nov 12 2018, 14:31:15)
[GCC 7.3.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
Why does this happen? And how can I fix it, or what could I try to figure out what is going wrong?
command-line amazon-web-services windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Jan 14 at 14:15
PabloPablo
62
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I'm using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on windows 10, and installed the Amazon AWS cli on it. When I start WSL (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe in PowerShell) and then aws it works fine. If I try to run it as a one-liner (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws) it doesn't find the aws command. I need it as a one-liner to be able to use it from a VS Code task.
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws
/bin/bash: aws: command not found
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe
pablo@DCA-WS01:/mnt/c/Users/pablo.DCA$ aws
usage: aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [<subcommand> ...] [parameters]
To see help text, you can run:
aws help
aws <command> help
aws <command> <subcommand> help
aws: error: too few arguments
A simple echo command does work:
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe echo Hi
Hi
And so does Python (which I used to install aws):
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe python
Python 2.7.15rc1 (default, Nov 12 2018, 14:31:15)
[GCC 7.3.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
Why does this happen? And how can I fix it, or what could I try to figure out what is going wrong?
command-line amazon-web-services windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Jan 14 at 14:15
PabloPablo
62
I'm using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on windows 10, and installed the Amazon AWS cli on it. When I start WSL (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe in PowerShell) and then aws it works fine. If I try to run it as a one-liner (C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws) it doesn't find the aws command. I need it as a one-liner to be able to use it from a VS Code task.
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe aws
/bin/bash: aws: command not found
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe
pablo@DCA-WS01:/mnt/c/Users/pablo.DCA$ aws
usage: aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [<subcommand> ...] [parameters]
To see help text, you can run:
aws help
aws <command> help
aws <command> <subcommand> help
aws: error: too few arguments
A simple echo command does work:
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe echo Hi
Hi
And so does Python (which I used to install aws):
PS C:Userspablo.DCA> C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe python
Python 2.7.15rc1 (default, Nov 12 2018, 14:31:15)
[GCC 7.3.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
Why does this happen? And how can I fix it, or what could I try to figure out what is going wrong?
command-line amazon-web-services windows-subsystem-for-linux
command-line amazon-web-services windows-subsystem-for-linux
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Most likely AWS is not in a system path, like /usr/bin/. If you are adding it to your $PATH, e.g. in ~/.bashrc, it normally won't be executed unless you restart your terminal.
One option would be to use the full path to aws in your one line call from Windows:
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe /home/username/.local/bin/aws
Or you could force bash to behave as if it was invoked as a login shell with the -l (or --login) option
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe bash -l aws
edited Feb 11 at 19:00
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Most likely AWS is not in a system path, like /usr/bin/. If you are adding it to your $PATH, e.g. in ~/.bashrc, it normally won't be executed unless you restart your terminal.
One option would be to use the full path to aws in your one line call from Windows:
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe /home/username/.local/bin/aws
Or you could force bash to behave as if it was invoked as a login shell with the -l (or --login) option
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe bash -l aws
edited Feb 11 at 19:00
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answered Feb 11 at 17:41
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Most likely AWS is not in a system path, like /usr/bin/. If you are adding it to your $PATH, e.g. in ~/.bashrc, it normally won't be executed unless you restart your terminal.
One option would be to use the full path to aws in your one line call from Windows:
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe /home/username/.local/bin/aws
Or you could force bash to behave as if it was invoked as a login shell with the -l (or --login) option
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe bash -l aws
edited Feb 11 at 19:00
Charlie Harding
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answered Feb 11 at 17:41
JasonCGJasonCG
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Most likely AWS is not in a system path, like /usr/bin/. If you are adding it to your $PATH, e.g. in ~/.bashrc, it normally won't be executed unless you restart your terminal.
One option would be to use the full path to aws in your one line call from Windows:
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe /home/username/.local/bin/aws
Or you could force bash to behave as if it was invoked as a login shell with the -l (or --login) option
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe bash -l aws
edited Feb 11 at 19:00
Charlie Harding
736410
answered Feb 11 at 17:41
JasonCGJasonCG
1011
Most likely AWS is not in a system path, like /usr/bin/. If you are adding it to your $PATH, e.g. in ~/.bashrc, it normally won't be executed unless you restart your terminal.
One option would be to use the full path to aws in your one line call from Windows:
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe /home/username/.local/bin/aws
Or you could force bash to behave as if it was invoked as a login shell with the -l (or --login) option
c:\windows\system32\wsl.exe bash -l aws
edited Feb 11 at 19:00
Charlie Harding
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answered Feb 11 at 17:41
JasonCGJasonCG
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edited Feb 11 at 19:00
Charlie Harding
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edited Feb 11 at 19:00
Charlie Harding
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